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Which States Have the Best (and Worst) Work-Life Balance?

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214401" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;work-life-balance&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"666" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><em>Photo by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pexels&period;com&sol;photo&sol;woman-lying-on-white-chair-while-reading-book-1537317&sol;" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">Adrienn<&sol;a><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Work-life balance has become a greater priority for professionals in recent years&period; Younger workers tend to value flexibility&period; Many employees recognize that long hours in hopes of a slight pay raise or promotion isn&&num;8217&semi;t as valuable as extra time spent with friends and family&comma; traveling and pursuing hobbies&period; So which states are best for workers looking for work-life balance&quest; Which states should workers avoid if they wish to have a healthy relationship with their jobs&quest; A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;solitairebliss&period;com&sol;blog&sol;states-work-life-balance">recent study by Solitaire Bliss<&sol;a> analyzed data from the American Time Use survey to determine how each state ranks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>States with The Best Work-Life Balance<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The following ten states have the best work-to-leisure ratio&period; Most also get eight or more hours of sleep per night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Vermont<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;13<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 4&period;66<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>North Dakota<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;62<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;91<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Nevada<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;71<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;8<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Wyoming<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;21<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;54<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Utah<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;5<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;46<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Washington<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;76<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;42<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>West Virginia<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;31<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;63<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Arizona<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;92<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;14<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Maine <&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;15<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 3&period;2<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Connecticut<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 7&period;08<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;74<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>States with the Worst Work-Life Balance<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The residents of every state below work more than 40 hours a week on average and have less than 3 hours of leisure time per weekday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Idaho<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;85<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 1&period;98<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Iowa<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 9&period;79<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;44<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Tennessee<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;91<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;26<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Rhode Island<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 10&period;24<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;66<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>New Mexico<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 9&period;6<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;53<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Oklahoma<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 9&period;92<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;69<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>North Carolina<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 9&period;01<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;57<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Massachusetts<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;88<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;54<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>New Hampshire<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 8&period;87<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;61<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>Maryland<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Average Hours Worked Per Day&colon; 9&period;06<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Average Leisure Hours Per Workday&colon; 2&period;74<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Methodology<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For the study&comma; SolitaireBliss analyzed work and leisure reported in the 2021 American Time Use Survey to determine the states with the best and worst work-life balance&period; Each category is defined as follows&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Work&colon; Work and work-related activities&semi; travel related to work<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Leisure&colon; Socializing&comma; relaxing and leisure&semi; sports&comma; exercise&comma; and recreation&semi; travel related to socializing&semi; travel related to sports<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>To qualify&comma; respondents had to be employed&comma; report time working&comma; and have been interviewed about weekday activities&period; States with five or fewer respondents—Alaska&comma; Delaware&comma; and South Dakota—were disqualified&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>View the full study here&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;solitairebliss&period;com&sol;blog&sol;states-work-life-balance">https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;solitairebliss&period;com&sol;blog&sol;states-work-life-balance<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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